Delayed Recurrence of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in the Central Nervous System After Neonatal Infection and Completion of Six Months of Suppressive Therapy | Zendy

Baylee Henderson | Zendy; David W. Kimberlin | Zendy; Sarah Forgie | Zendy

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Delayed Recurrence of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in the Central Nervous System After Neonatal Infection and Completion of Six Months of Suppressive Therapy

Author(s) -

Baylee Henderson,

David W. Kimberlin,

Sarah Forgie

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pix017

Subject(s) - medicine , herpes simplex virus , central nervous system , hsl and hsv , disease , pediatrics , virus , immunology

A 10-day-old child was treated for neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) central nervous system (CNS) disease with 21 days of intravenous acyclovir and 6 months of oral acyclovir. She presented 7 years later with HSV CNS disease and new lesions in her brain, illustrating the non-benign nature of delayed recurrent HSV CNS disease.

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